Types of Matter

Types of Matter

Anything that takes up place is called Matter.

• There are 3 types of matter

• Element

• Compounds

• Mixtures

Element

• Made up of only one kind of atom

• Example; Iron. Made up of atoms of iron

• Example; Gold. Made up of atoms of gold

• 
  

Compound

• Two different elements combine together to make compound.

• The amount of different elements are always fixed.

• Example; Water. H2O. Two atoms of hydrogen always combines with one atom of Oxygen to form water. This ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen is always the same.

• Example : Table Salt. NaCl. (Na = Sodium, Cl = Chlorine ). 1 atom of the element Sodium combines with 1 atom of the element Chlorine to form Table Salt. This ratio of Sodium (Na) to Chlorine ( Cl ) is always the same.

Mixture

• Formed by simply mixing two or more substances, elements or compounds

• For example, Lemonade. It is made by simply mixing lemon juice, water and sugar in different proportions. There is no fixed amount of the ingredients.

• In a mixture, the amount of substances are not always fixed.

•